Gas condensate field · Norway
Mikkel
Mikkel is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1987 and has produced since 2003. In August 2026 it produced about 5,400 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 1.9 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Mikkel has produced about 149 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 31.3 billion cubic metres of gas since August 2003.
Latest: 1.9 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 5.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2007.
Latest: 5,400 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 30,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5,800 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6,300 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 5,300 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 7,400 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 9,100 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 12,000 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 15,000 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 14,000 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 17,000 | 4 |
| 2017 | 19,000 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 17,000 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 14,000 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15,000 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 16,000 | 3.5 |
| 2012 | 21,000 | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 23,000 | 4.6 |
| 2010 | 23,000 | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 25,000 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 24,000 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 30,000 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 27,000 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 29,000 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 27,000 | 4.5 |
| 2003 (Aug–Dec) | 17,000 | 3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1987 (wellbore 6407/6-3) |
| First production | August 2003 |
| Water depth | 220 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Kristiansund |
| Licence | Mikkel Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 38.4 million barrels; condensate 14.2 million barrels; gas 33 billion cubic metres; NGL 8.4 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 2.3 million barrels; gas 2.1 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.5 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 94% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 9 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
2 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Halten Øst (1.4 km).
Sources
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir): field, production, reserves, licensee and facility data from the FactPages, with production monthly to August 2026.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). Norwegian figures are saleable production.